If you intend to invest in your friend's business and take into consideration the investment modalities of the Golden Visa, the minimum amount of investment in your specific case, in principle, should be the investment of the amount of 1 million euros by means of acquisition of share capital of the company and not the investment of the amount of 500,000 euros by means of acquisition of a property. The documents that you will need to present to the Portuguese authorities will vary in accordance with the modality of investment that you chose. Despite the above mentioned, and regardless of the investment modality that you choose, you will always need to present, at least, the following documents: passport or other valid travel document; documentary evidence of legal entry and stay in Portuguese territory; documentary evidence of adequate health insurance (issued within the prior three months); extract from the criminal record – duly certified by a Portuguese diplomatic or consular post abroad – of the country of origin, or country of residence in case the applicant has lived in another country for over one year (this document must be translated into Portuguese and must have been issued within the prior three months); completed application form with permission for checking the Portuguese criminal records; affidavit, whereby the applicant declares on his/her word of honor that he/she shall comply with the minimum quantitative requirements and maintain the investment for a minimum period of five years; up-to-date declarations issued within the prior 45 days by the Portuguese tax authorities and by the Portuguese Social Security confirming the absence of any debts to those authorities, and where that is not applicable, declaration confirming that the applicant is not registered with those authorities.
